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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation - known as The ABC - is Australia's national public broadcaster. It holds a consistent place in recording the evolution of Australia as a nation. At its heart is its focus on high quality children's programming, which consistently displays excellence in Australian creative talents and projects the best of Australia internationally.    Libbie Doherty is the Head of Children's Content for The ABC. She joined Smarter Cities to discuss the how children's television content contributes to education and the development of children and the role the ABC plays in projecting Australia's values and place in the world.   Smarter Cities Podcast @smartercitiespodcastwithja5048 Listen and subscribe at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk Listen and subscribe at Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/fRBYnZf You Tube: https://lnkd.in/g8rFxGf E-mail us at smartercitiespod@gmail.com   Show less

Tim Williams is a passionate advocate and expert in designing, procuring and delivering better cities. Originally from the UK, Tim was a founding member of the Blair Government’s Prime Minister’s delivery unit, which drove significant policy reforms to British Government services, and served as special adviser on urban development, city strategy and housing to successive UK ministers. From there, he advised both national and regional authorities on the development and regeneration of East London, ensuring the UK achieved a lasting dividend from its investment in the 2012 London Olympics. Since arriving Australia since 2010, Tim has continued his advocacy for better cities across senior public facing roles, including the Committee for Sydney, and serves as a Cities advocate for Grimshaw Architects among many other roles. As Australian cities face rising populations, continued infrastructure development needs and an aspiration for our nation to step up as a senior middle power economy in the world, how should we move forward in meeting these challenges? Tim Williams joined Smarter Cities to debate this question. Smarter Cities with Jason de Sousa is produced by (the wonderful): - Erin Brown - Lily Tran - Alex Herbert - Jack Duffin Listen and subscribe to the Smarter Cities Podcast  at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk at Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/fRBYnZf at You Tube here: https://lnkd.in/g8rFxGf E-mail us at smartercitiespod@gmail.com

As the world faces rising energy costs and global inflationary pressures, the case for Net Zero by 2050 might be under question. However, Russell Fortmeyer, Woods Baggot’s Global Head of Sustainability, argues the business case has never been stronger. Visiting Australia from California, Russell joined Smarter Cities to argue the case. Smarter Cities Podcast Listen and subscribe at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk Listen and subscribe at Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/fRBYnZf You Tube: https://lnkd.in/g8rFxGf E-mail us at smartercitiespod@gmail.com

How do business improvement districts (BIDs) create better cities? Jace Tyrrell is an expert on building them and is also the inaugural CEO of Australia’s very first Business Improvement District – the New Sydney Waterfront Company. He joined Smarter Cities to explain why a BID is right for Sydney. Catch the Smarter Cities Podcast at: Listen and subscribe at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk Listen and subscribe at Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/fRBYnZf You Tube: https://lnkd.in/g8rFxGf E-mail us at smartercitiespod@gmail.com

Sarah Kay, Global Client lead at architecture firm Woods Bagot, joins Smarter Cities to talk about the business of architecture in changing cities and what is like to run an architecture practice with a global reach. Catch the Smarter Cities Podcast at: Listen and subscribe at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk Listen and subscribe at Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/fRBYnZf You Tube: https://lnkd.in/g8rFxGf E-mail us at smartercitiespod@gmail.com

How do you transform a company into a digital leader? This is something Lendlease’s Chief Digital Officer, William Ruh, has done multiple times. Bill joined the Podcast to discuss the opportunities and challenges of creating new things in a corporate environment and why the future will be captured by firms that innovate and change.

Can we do cities better? Researcher Heba Elhanafy, and the American headquartered think tank the Charter Cities Institute, think so. Heba joined Jason and the Smarter Cities Podcast from her office in Zambia, where she is working with African governments on creating new and better cities that work for people as well as deliver economic development. Learn more about Heba and the Charter Cities Institute at: https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/ Smarter Cities Podcast: Listen and subscribe at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk Listen and subscribe at Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/fRBYnZf You Tube: https://lnkd.in/g8rFxGf E-mail us at smartercitiespod@gmail.com This episode is presented with thanks to Podium, the end-to-end digital platform that provides the property and construction industry with insights and clarity never experienced before. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/dFwaDufp  

Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has become paramount in corporate and investment decision making and in the national discourse. The hope is that intense ESG focus across the global economy will lead to solutions for entrenched environmental, economic and social problems. But is this really happening? Impact investment firm CEO, Anne-Marie Elias joins the podcast to delve into this question.   This episode is presented with thanks to Podium, the end-to-end digital platform that provides the property and construction industry with insights and clarity never experienced before. Find out more at: https://www.lendleasepodium.com/

How do you brand a country?  Why does a country need a brand?  Fiona de Jong -  Austrade's Acting Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Australia's Nation Brand - explains why in this episode of Smarter Cities.    This episode of Smarter Cities is presented with thanks to Podium - the end to end digital platform for the property and construction industry.  www.lendleasepodium.com

Can the recent focus on private space travel lead to better outcomes on Earth?  Recorded as part of the Autonomous21 Conference.

Cop-26 illuminated the focus of governments, institutions and investors in transitioning to a zero carbon world.  At the heart of the world’s plan is a belief that green hydrogen production and fuel can displace a global reliance on emissions intensive fossil fuels.  Australia, with its gift of plentiful sun, land and sea—combined with its economic capacity and trade connectivity—sees a chance to become a leader in driving its economy towards being a new export superpower of “green” hydrogen for Asia and beyond.  But is this a realistic ambition? Energy and Resources Sector Lawyer and Partner with Hamilton Locke, Matt Baumgurtel joins the podcast to delve into this question.  

As Australia moves towards the opening of international borders, our thoughts are turning to what international travel will look like and how it will take place. Facing a world at different vaccination levels, differences in vaccine recognition, a myriad of rules on quarantine and the ever-present question of travel security, what does the future of travel look like in a post Covid environment?  How does technology and infrastructure need to change to make it happen? Aviation expert Chris Seller joins Smarter Cities to delve into these questions. 

Live entertainment and the arts; things the pandemic took away from us that are now coming back in force.  Michael Cassel is a leading international producer, bringing to our stages some of the world’s greatest theatrical productions and live entertainment. Along the way he has grown some of Australia’s best talent.  I asked Michael how living without live arts and entertainment has hurt our national culture and, now we are opening up, how we get it back.

Smart Cities. Everyone is obsessed with them - from visions of autonomous cars and flying service drones to everything being connected through billions of IOT devices constantly reporting activity. This has long being the mantra of what smart cities are supposed to be. But being honest this concept is something I have somewhat struggled with. The best cities are those that are people centric - focused on making people’s lives easier, healthier, sustainable and more productive. Sure technology plays a role in this. But should it be at the centre? Smart Cities expert Meredith Hodgman joins the Podcast to delve into this question and help us all understand what a smart city really is.

The first 'fan free' Olympic and Paralympic Games - Tokyo2020 - was a success under challenging pandemic circumstances. The fan experience was driven by digital TV connectivity, on-demand viewing and IOT capability more than at any time in the Games' history. Tokyo2020 has changed our future expectations of how the Olympic Games are to be delivered and experienced by fans, and in how cities safely manage athletes arriving and competing, from around the World. What is the future of the Olympic Games experience for fans? How can we prepare to host the best digitally connected Olympic and Paralympic games in Australia's Brisbane in 2032?  Recorded as part of the Autonomous21 Conference.

Wellness. What is it and why should it matter to corporates? These are rather pertinent questions. As the world continues to battle Covid-19, the lines between work and home have blurred, perhaps permanently, and 'zoom calls' have become the norm. According to a recent study in the Harvard Business Review*, 85 per cent of workers surveyed said they were working longer hours but being less productive. 55 per cent said they were having trouble balancing work and home life, with the consequence that they are feeling less 'well'. Duncan Young is a specialist on workplace health and wellbeing and advises corporates globally on developing and implementing health and wellbeing programs. He has also developed a specialised wellbeing program called 'Build your ideal day', a 30 day challenge towards managing yourself better. In this episode, Duncan provides an interesting insight into how small changes to what we do in our daily routines can make material differences to our wellbeing, and why employee wellbeing is critical to improving overall corporate productivity.

Sometimes you meet truly remarkable people who are making a tremendous difference in their communities and countries. This is the case with Jean Nepo Sibomana and his Australian born wife Sabrina, who founded the Mustard Seed Institute – an organisation driving employment, training and human development in rural Rwanda. Nepo is a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide  - which shocked the world in its consistency of application and brutality of purpose. He was just eleven years old when it happened. His story is one of unfathomable loss but also, as his country continues rebuild after near destruction, one of immense hope and inspirational personal strength. In this episode, Nepo and Sabrina share his story, their passion for Rwanda and their hope for the future of Africa.   #Nepo tell us his story of survival of the genocide approximately 20 mins into this episode, which some listeners may find distressing.

Selina Short is Managing Partner for Oceania at EY, specialising in the real estate, construction and hospitality sectors. She is a leading voice on cities and urbanisation. Selina argues that a city's future success will be driven by experience and human interaction and that Australian cities have the chance to set the mark for a new way of working and a new style of global workforce in a post Covid World.  Selina appeared on the"Autonomous Now" Podcast, which I guest hosted.  

Richard Kuppusamy has spent a lifetime thinking about what makes a city accessible. He is an architect and disability rights campaigner. In his job, as Head of Digital Engineering - Asia at Lendlease Group, he is pushing boundaries by driving the development and adoption of digital engineering in the development and construction industry. He also has spina bifida, a congenital spinal condition, which he has used to develop and inform his passion and advocacy for inclusive urban design and inclusive society in his native Singapore and beyond. So what is a truly accessible city and how far off are we from achieving one?

Rishi Suri, editor of India's largest Urdu newspaper, the Daily Milap, joins Smarter Cities in a fascinating discussion on India and its place in the world. India is a rising power. A country of deep history, beloved in Australia for its culture, cuisine and cricket obsession. It is also the country of my parent’s birth, one I have visited since childhood and one which has always captured my love and imagination. Governed now by a nationalist administration and a prime minister, Narendra Modi, whose leadership has overwhelmingly been endorsed by the Indian people at multiple elections, India is finding its voice - with a deeper focus on nationalism and an intensified leadership in international affairs. Rishi Suri is the third generation of his family to serve as editor of the Daily Milap. I took the chance to draw on his deep knowledge to understand what India wants its place in the world to be and what it is doing to get there.